as in obsessions
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers
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Recent Examples of fixations
Instead, the president is consumed with unpopular and unserious fixations.
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Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Here, our childhood historical hyper fixations came to life.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The Anti-Weaponization Fund represents a massive commitment of federal resources to one of the president’s long-standing fixations.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
The post doesn’t even acknowledge that actual violence has already been associated with ChatGPT and the bot’s capacity to amplify violent thoughts or fixations — just that folks could turn to ChatGPT to discuss violence.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
Makeup Deals Under $25 My current makeup fixations are glowy bases and flushed cheeks.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
City of Careless Angels is uneven, sprinkled with boilerplate indie signifiers and sometimes juvenile fixations on heartbreak.
—Donald Morrison, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
Saturday’s schedule has mass appeal between the national fixations (Duke, Michigan, Houston) and the agents of chaos (High Point, Texas, VCU).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Look, homes, these random fixations sound to me like generalized anxiety disorder, says Claudio, caused by the conditions inherent to late capitalism.
—Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Here, our childhood historical hyper fixations came to life.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The Anti-Weaponization Fund represents a massive commitment of federal resources to one of the president’s long-standing fixations.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
The post doesn’t even acknowledge that actual violence has already been associated with ChatGPT and the bot’s capacity to amplify violent thoughts or fixations — just that folks could turn to ChatGPT to discuss violence.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026
Makeup Deals Under $25 My current makeup fixations are glowy bases and flushed cheeks.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
City of Careless Angels is uneven, sprinkled with boilerplate indie signifiers and sometimes juvenile fixations on heartbreak.
—Donald Morrison, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
Saturday’s schedule has mass appeal between the national fixations (Duke, Michigan, Houston) and the agents of chaos (High Point, Texas, VCU).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Look, homes, these random fixations sound to me like generalized anxiety disorder, says Claudio, caused by the conditions inherent to late capitalism.
—Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixations
obsessions
Noun
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My obsessions surrounding her care, health, and well-being were funneled into a compulsive use of the app.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
22 May 2026
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Her interviews from that moment, triggered by the obsessions of bombers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, would later be chronicled at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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“Fixations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixations. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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